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Key figures 2014

Samsung again headed the list of top applicants, followed by Philipps and Siemens. Among the ten most active filers, five companies came from Europe, three from Asia, and two from the US. The majority of these companies work in the electronics and IT sectors.

EPO

US

JP

CN

KR

1.SAMSUNG

2 541

2.PHILIPS

2 317

3.SIEMENS

2 133

4.LG

1 638

5.HUAWEI

1 600

6.BASF

1 530

7.QUALCOMM

1 459

8.ROBERT BOSCH

1 438

9.ERICSSON

1 347

10.INTEL

1 054

11.NOKIA

1 040

12.TOYOTA MOTOR

948

13.SONY

942

14.PANASONIC

901

15.UNITED TECHNOLOGIES

890

16.DSM N.V.

854

17.GENERAL ELECTRIC

838

18.BAYER

809

19.ALCATEL LUCENT

769

20.TECHNICOLOR

745

21.MICROSOFT

734

22.CANON

723

23.JOHNSON & JOHNSON

717

24.AIRBUS GROUP

677

25.HITACHI

648

EPO

US

JP

CN

KR

Analysis based on European patent applications filed with the EPO in 2014 (Direct European applications and International (PCT) applications entering the European phase in 2014)

Top 50

1.SAMSUNG

2 541

2.PHILIPS

2 317

3.SIEMENS

2 133

4.LG

1 638

5.HUAWEI

1 600

6.BASF

1 530

7.QUALCOMM

1 459

8.ROBERT BOSCH

1 438

9.ERICSSON

1 347

10.INTEL

1 054

11.NOKIA

1 040

12.TOYOTA MOTOR

948

13.SONY

942

14.PANASONIC

901

15.UNITED TECHNOLOGIES

890

16.DSM N.V.

854

17.GENERAL ELECTRIC

838

18.BAYER

809

19.ALCATEL LUCENT

769

20.TECHNICOLOR

745

21.MICROSOFT

734

22.CANON

723

23.JOHNSON & JOHNSON

717

24.AIRBUS GROUP

677

25.HITACHI

648

26.DOW CHEMICAL

621

27.HONEYWELL

619

28.FUJITSU

607

29.TOSHIBA

598

30.ABB

578

31.BOEING

574

32.CEA 1)

558

33.CONTINENTAL

540

34.HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE

539

35.PROCTER & GAMBLE

525

36.GOOGLE

518

37.3M COMPANY

512

38.NEC

505

39.ALSTOM

501

40.ZTE

489

41.SANOFI

477

42.HEWLETT-PACKARD

473

43.MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC

471

44.VALEO

466

45.NESTLE

447

46.RICOH

421

47.NOVARTIS

413

48.BSH

405

49.HALLIBURTON

403

50.MERCK KGAA

395

Analysis based on European patent applications filed with the EPO in 2014 (Direct European applications and International (PCT) applications entering the European phase in 2014)